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[132] Finished drawing for the ceiling for an unknown room in an unknown house, 1770; it is not known if this design was executed
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 13/13
Purpose
[132] Finished drawing for the ceiling for an unknown room in an unknown house, 1770; it is not known if this design was executed
Aspect
Plan of a rectangular ceiling, with a central oval patera, enclosed within an oval fluted frame, and encircled by four rosettes enclosed within wreaths, and the whole is set within an oval frame ornamented with alternating anthemia and calyx between acanthus leaves, and this frame is encircled by bows and drops of calyx supporting medallions, alternating with lion masks supporting drops of calyx, rinceaux, anthemia and urns
Scale
bar scale of ¾ inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Cieling at No. _ Adam Street Adelphi / The Great Oval at A [ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ] of [ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ] (in feint pencil)
Signed and dated
- 1770
1770
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil, wash, and coloured washes including pink, Indian red and olive green on laid paper (445 x 353)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly William Hamilton or Joseph Bonomi
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 33
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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